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Anti-Sikh riots: SC directs Centre to file fresh status report on trials

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a fresh status report within two weeks on the status of trials in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati to file an affidavit and permitted the petitioners in the case to file detailed objections. During the hearing, Bhati said recommendations of the special investigation team, set up by the top court, were carried out. A counsel appearing for one of the petitioners submitted there were some glaring instances in the SIT report and said 500 cases were clubbed in one FIR and the investigating officer could not probe them. "There were many instances where 498 cases were clubbed in one FIR and IO had to investigate all of them. Initially when the hearing began, the court felt that it should be confined to Delhi only. But we have done nothing about other states. We have given examples of Kanpur, Bokaro, etc., nothing has happene

SC grants time to Yasin Malik, 5 others in cases to respond to CBI plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik and five others two weeks to respond to the CBI's plea to transfer the trial in two terror cases from Jammu to New Delhi. One case relates to the killing of four Indian Air Force personnel on January 25, 1990 in a shootout in Srinagar, the other to the abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, then Union Home minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's daughter, on December 8, 1989. On Wednesday, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Manmohan took note of the fact that six accused have not filed their replies to the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea and asked them to do the needful in two weeks. It listed the case for further hearing on January 20, 2025. If trial is to be transferred then all accused have to be heard, said the bench. The bench was apprised that one accused Mohammed Rafiq Pahloo has passed away and the trial against him would abate. Besides Malik and Pahloo, 10 people have been made party to the CBI's plea. Of them, six

Waqf issue: BJP seeks CBI inquiry into bribery charge against Vijayendra

The BJP on Monday demanded a CBI inquiry into the allegations made by Minister Priyank Kharge of Rs 150 crore "bribe" offer by party chief B Y Vijayendra to former Minority Commission chairperson Anwar Manippadi. As the Assembly proceedings started, the BJP members raised objections over Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Kharge's accusation in the House last Thursday. Kharge had alleged that Vijayendra, who is also the Shikaripura BJL MLA, offered Rs 150 crore to Manippadi, a BJP member, not to raise the Waqf land issue. As Karnataka Minority Commission Chairperson during the previous BJP government in the state, Manippadi had submitted a detailed report on the encroachment of Waqf land in the state and the involvement of bigwigs in it. "The minister had made an allegation in the House in my absence, which was uncalled for. The same was repeated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. This was a baseless allegation," Vijayendra said. He challenged the chief minister to order a

Abusing power as CM: K'taka BJP chief Vijayendra hits back at Siddaramaiah

In the post, the Chief Minister also called for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the matter

Coal scam: Special CBI court acquits former coal secretary, 5 others

he judge held the CBI had failed to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that any "misrepresentation" was made by the accused

Delhi drowning deaths: HC seeks CBI reply over interim bail to Rau IAS CEO

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice to the probe agency and coaching centre's CEO Abhishek Gupta

Coal Scam: Special CBI court convicts Abhijeet Infra Pvt Ltd, two others

A special CBI court on Monday convicted Managing Director of Abhijeet Infrastructure Ltd Manoj Kumar Jayaswal and its former director Ramesh Kumar Jayaswal in a coal scam case related to the allocation of Brinda, Sisai, and Meral coal blocks in Jharkhand. In its case registered in 2016, the CBI had alleged that the company obtained the coal blocks by misrepresenting its financial position, acquisition of land for its proposed end-use plant, and other related claims, a statement from the agency said. Forged documents were used to secure the recommendation of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, for the allocation of the coal blocks, the CBI said. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj convicted Nagpur-based Abhijeet Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (AIPL), its Managing Director Manoj Kumar Jayaswal and former director Ramesh Kumar Jayaswal of cheating, criminal conspiracy and using forged documents as genuine. Their sentence will be pronounced later. The four-year-long investigation showed that .

1984 riots: CBI's reply sought on ex-councillor's plea to suspend sentence

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the CBI on a petition filed by former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, serving life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, seeking suspension of his life sentence. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to get certificates from jail authorities on the convict's conduct and behaviour. Bhati told the court that Khokhar's bail was rejected on three occasions in the past. Besides Khokhar, former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar is serving life term in the case. Ex-MLA Mahender Yadav, who was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years, died of Covid in Mandoli jail. Kumar and Khokhar have been lodged in Tihar jail since their conviction on December 17, 2018. The Delhi High Court upheld Khokhar's sentence in 2018 and overturned Kumar's acquittal by the trial court in 2013. The case is related to the killing of five Sikhs in Raj Nagar Part-I in Palam Colony in southwest Delhi on ..

PSBs urge CBI for timely FIR registration, regular updates on case progress

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) on Wednesday organized a coordination meeting on vigilance matters of PSBs

Former CBI director Vijay Shanker passes away after prolonged illness

Former CBI director Vijay Shanker breathed his last on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, his family said. He was 76. Shanker was admitted to a private hospital in Noida for some time. His mortal remains will be donated to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences according to his last wish, they said. A 1969-batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Shanker headed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from December 12, 2005 to July 31, 2008. "He will be remembered for rendering yeoman service to the CBI as well as the entire mankind because as per his wish, Shri Vijay Shanker's family donated his body for medical research to AIIMS," CBI Director Praveen Sood said in his condolence message. Former CBI director Anil Sinha also condoled Shanker's demise. "It is sad and unfortunate. We have lost a fine gentleman. An upright and courageous officer whom we knew for his sharp intellect and principled conduct. We deeply mourn his sad demise," he said. During Shanker's tenure

Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment notice to discuss Adani issue

Tagore, the whip of the Congress party in Lok Sabha, accused the Union government of not initiating an investigation into the Adani Group despite evidence and international scrutiny

Jamia warns students against raising slogans against PM Modi, govt agencies

Cautioning students against raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and law enforcement agencies on its campus, the Jamia Millia Islamia has said no protests and dharnas against any "constitutional dignitaries" are allowed in the university and warned of strict disciplinary action for violations. In an office memorandum issued by Registrar Md. Mahatah Alam Rizvi, the university noted, "Some students are involved in raising slogans without the permission or intimation to the University authorities against the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and other law enforcement agencies of the country, which are not related to the academia as well as to the University." The memorandum dated November 29 referred to an earlier directive from August 2022, reminding students that protests and dharnas require prior approval. It reiterated, "No protests, dharnas, or raising slogans against any constitutional dignitaries shall be allowed in any part of the University campus, otherwise ...

Bofors Scandal: CBI to send LRs to US seeking info from private detective

The CBI will soon send a judicial request to the United States seeking information from private investigator Michael Hershman who had expressed willingness to share with Indian agencies crucial details about the Rs 64-crore Bofors bribery scandal of the 1980s, officials said Sunday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has also informed a special court, which is hearing the agency's plea for further probe into the matter, about the developments. The process to send the Letters Rogatory (LR) was initiated in October this year, and it is expected to take around 90 days before the formal request is sent to the US, aimed at obtaining information to further investigate the alleged bribery case, the officials said. A Letter Rogatory is a written request sent by the court of one country to the court of another country to obtain assistance in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal matter. While the Delhi High Court had exonerated former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 2004, a y

CBI arrests 2 income tax department employees in bribery case from Assam

As per the CBI release, the accused were arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant which is allegedly part of demanded bribe amount of Rs 10,000

ED sanction in CBI case covers PMLA offences, court rejects Kejriwal's plea

The submission came in response to a plea filed by Delhi's former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had claimed he had not received a copy of the sanction order

CBI files chargesheet in RG Kar case, names Sandip Ghosh as prime accused

The CBI on Friday filed a chargesheet in connection with the RG Kar Hospital financial irregularities in which it has named former principal of the medical establishment Sandip Ghosh as the prime accused, an official said. The Special CBI court at Alipore here, however, did not accept the chargesheet as the official approval required to file a chargesheet against any state government employee was not available, he said. In the 100-odd page chargesheet, the central probe agency has also named four others who were arrested for alleged involvement in the irregularities, he said. "Apart from Ghosh (who has been suspended), the chargesheet includes the names of the other four arrested accused - Biplab Singh, Afsar Ali, Suman Hazra and Ashish Pandey. The CBI has also attached at least 1,000 pages of documents in support of their investigation of the case," the officer told PTI. Another official said: "The West Bengal government needs to approve a chargesheet that has the name of its ...

West Bengal: SC grants bail to ex-TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh in CBI case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted regular bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in a CBI case linked to the West Bengal primary school recruitment scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said it is not likely that the trial will be completed in the foreseeable near future in the case where Ghosh has been in custody for the past 19 months. Advocate MS Khan, appearing for Ghosh, submitted two orders of the trial court to buttress his argument that the trial will not be completed in the near future as the CBI is yet to file the final charge sheet in the case. The bench granted bail to Ghosh and asked him to not leave West Bengal without prior permission of the court or the investigating agency. It said Ghosh will also not hold any public post and will not give any statements in the media related to the merit of the investigation. On November 20, the Calcutta High Court granted conditional bail to Ghosh, one of the prime accused in an Enforcement

Kolkata court orders seizure of Rs 24 crore assets in bank fraud case: ED

A special court in Kolkata has ordered the confiscation of assets worth Rs 24 crore of a man, who was declared a fugitive economic offender, and some others in a bank loan fraud case, the ED said on Thursday. The movable and immovable properties, located in prime locations of Kolkata in West Bengal and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, belong to "mastermind" Pushpesh Kumar Baid and his associates. Baid was declared an offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) by the same court on January 3, the federal agency said in a statement. The Enforcement Directorate case against Baid and others stems from multiple CBI FIRs and chargesheets. He is currently stated to be based in the US. The ED alleged that Baid was "absconding" from the legal proceedings despite a non-bailable warrant being issued against him by the court. "Various companies owned and controlled by Pushpesh Kumar Baid availed loan from the banks by submitting false financial statements and forged deeds of the several

SC issues notice to Yasin Malik, others to transfer trial in two cases

This comes after the Supreme Court suggested on November 21 to explore setting up a makeshift courtroom in jail for conducting a trial against terror convict Yasin Malik

UK services sector sentiment drops at fastest rate in two years, says CBI

The index represents the difference between the percentages of businesses which say they are more optimistic and those who are more pessimistic